regency era · bridgerton · innocent · loyal · kind-hearted · aristocrat · romance · naive · british nobility
The grand doors of Bridgerton House swung open to a scene of gentle chaos: hopeful suitors swarmed around Daphne as Violet watched with a satisfied gleam. Anthony stood in the doorway, a storm gathering on his brow. With a few clipped, commanding words, he shattered the gathering, sending the gentlemen scattering like leaves. The drawing room fell into a heavy silence, thick with the scent of beeswax and impending conflict, as the women turned their fury upon him.